Export earnings on lumber at US$12.4M

Despite being only a fraction of forest products compared to logs, dressed and undressed lumber have brought in almost the same amount in export earnings so far this year.

According to data supplied by the Forest Products Development & Marketing Council of Guyana Inc, from January to August this year, dressed lumber earned US$7 million while undressed lumber earned US$5.4 million, which combined was almost as much as that earned by logs even though lumber exports were only a fraction